Siem Content Developer

Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) is a dynamic IT and Management Consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area. Founded in 1996, Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) has evolved into a company of highly qualified professionals that provides full-cycle IT Consultant and Management support in both the private and public sectors.

Horizon’s culture is based on our core values, and we PRIDE ourselves on a diverse, employee, and family-centric approach.

Researches and develops new threat detection use cases based on emerging threats, threat intelligence research and Threat Detection Analyst feedback. Works with stakeholders and cybersecurity tool SMEs to identify gaps in security protection and analytics capabilities. Develops custom scripts to enhance SIEM functionality. Reviews the quality of data feeds and recommend and/or implement improvements. Collaborates with stakeholders to identify critical systems and application components to develop alerting priorities and create signatures tailored to individual programs and applications.

• Five (5) years of relevant IT experience
• Three (3) years working with a SIEM in a content development or Incident Response role.
• Three (3) years of System and/or Network Administration experience
• Understanding of various log formats
• Understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Strong understanding of network architecture
• Experience developing and maintaining scripts (preferably using Powershell, Python or SPL)
• Understanding of Defense-in-Depth